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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Sandy:
- 40.569992, -111.852540
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Sandy
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Sandy is near Utah County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Sandy
Communities Also Named Sandy ...
We found 23 communities that are also named Sandy.
Within Utah, the name Sandy is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Sandy is located in Craighead County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Sandy.
- Florida
- Manatee County
- This Sandy is located in Manatee County and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Sandy.
- Georgia
- Butts County
- This Sandy is located in Butts County and lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butts County community of Sandy.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sandy [Jefferson County].
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- This Sandy is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Sandy.
- Michigan
- Huron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sandy [Huron County].
- Montcalm County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sandy [Montcalm County].
- Nebraska
- Wheeler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Sandy [Wheeler County].
- Oklahoma
- Harmon County
- This Sandy is located in Harmon County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harmon County community of Sandy.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Sandy is located in Clackamas County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Sandy.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Sandy is located in Clearfield County and lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Sandy.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Sandy is located in Charleston County and lies 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Sandy.
- Tennessee
- Fentress County
- This Sandy is located in Fentress County and lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fentress County community of Sandy.
- Hardeman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sandy [Hardeman County].
- Johnson County
- This Sandy is located in Johnson County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km] to the east of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Sandy.
- Texas
- Blanco County
- This Sandy is located in Blanco County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blanco County community of Sandy.
- Limestone County
- This Sandy is located in Limestone County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km] to the east southeast of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Sandy.
- Willacy County
- This Sandy is located in Willacy County and lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km] to the southeast of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Willacy County community of Sandy.
- Virginia
- Rappahannock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Sandy [Rappahannock County].
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sandy [Jackson County].
- Kanawha County
- This Sandy is located in Kanawha County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<1> to the east of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Sandy.
- Monongalia County
- This Sandy is located in Monongalia County and lies 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km] to the east of the Sandy that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Sandy.
- Taylor County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sandy [Taylor County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Blue Star Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blue Star Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Star Meadows
- Cavalry Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cavalry Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Park
- Cobblestone Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Crescent Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crescent Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Highlands
- Crescent Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crescent Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- David Street
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- David Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Street
- Daybreak
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Daybreak is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daybreak
- Dry Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dry Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Flat Iron Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flat Iron Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Mesa
- Fox Fire
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Fire is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Granite Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Granite Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Mesa
- Green Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Willows
- Continue List (41 more) ...
- Greenwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Meadows
- Greenwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Harvard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harvard Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
- Heritage Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heritage Villa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Villa
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Holly Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Hummingbird
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hummingbird is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird
- Jolley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jolley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Jordan Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jordan Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Point
- Lost Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lost Eden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Meadow Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cove
- Mingo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mingo Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Park
- Pebble Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pebble Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Glen
- Pebble Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pebble Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
- Peruvian Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peruvian Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruvian Park
- Probe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Probe is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Probe
- Quail Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quail Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Raintree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Robinson Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robinson Square is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Square
- Sandridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Sandy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Heights
- Sandy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hills
- Sandy Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Silver Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Silver Sage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Silver Sage is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sage
- Silver Smith
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Smith is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Smith
- Spring Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Circle
- Sprucewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sprucewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
- Steeple View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Steeple View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple View
- Suburban View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suburban View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban View
- Summer Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summer Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Meadows
- Sunrise Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunrise Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Meadows
- Sunset Meadows Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Teakwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Teakwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
- Union Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Square is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Square
- Vineyard Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vineyard Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Glen
- Whisperwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whisperwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
- Wildflower
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wildflower is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildflower
- Willow Creek Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Creek Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Meadows
How Far From Sandy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Sandy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,777 miles [12,515.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sandy could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sandy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Sandy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5700, Longitude: -111.8525 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.876 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.412 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.759 degrees. |
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